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PatentedNov. 7, 1939. u l Y i UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ICE WINDSHIELD WIrER William Paulus, Buffalo, N. Y., assignor to Trico Products Corporation,- Buialo, N. Y.

Application June 17,1937, serial No. 148,699 s claims. (ol. ia-zsol' This invention relates to a windshield wiper thewiper may rock on its wipingedge at the and particularly to the wiping element or blade beginning of each stroke and consequently the which has wiping contactv with the window or wiping edge will trail at an incline, somewhat as windshield glass. Heretofore the wiping blade, illustrated in Fig-3. Y,

5 of various forms and constructions, was designed Means are provided on one or both sides of the 5 primarily to Wipe the glass .surface free of any wiping ply or edge 3 for disintegrating or break" l moisture thereon, or at least remove all moisture ing up any hardened matter in advance of the in excess to the remaining wetiilm. wiping contact. This disintegrating means is The present day motorvehicle is designed to preferably formed as an integral part of the travel at' high rates of speed and as a result,'the wiper, and is illustrated as comprising a series of 10 windshieldis continuously becoming covered with bristles 4, which are embedded in a strip-like insects and other vision obscuring matter, renbase or body` of rubber 5, One bristle hOiding Ply dering it diflicult to have clear vision through the being disposed on either side of the wiping ply transparency. The bugs and insects are freand clampedtherewith between the sides of the quently crushed by their impact against the channeled holder. The free ends of the bristles 15 windshield and if the refuse is .not immediately are stepped backwardly from the wiping edge removedit dries and becomes hardened, and re- 3 so as to permit the latter lappinglthe glass in quires special attention to remove the same. -full contact behind the advancing bristles. The

Of late it has been proposed to spray a' liquid bristles may be comparatively short, as shown in on the windshield for use in cooperation with the Fig. 5, or they may be extended upwardly to be wiper in removing such refuse but when the latembraced by the sides ofthe holder for firmer ter has hardened, the present day wiper is slow Securement. The bristles may be formed of in its effectiveness to clean the glass. hOISehaiI', ine Wire, COaI'Se threads, 01 A other The present invention has for its object to material, preferably of a non-absorbing Charl provide a wiper which will not only spread the acter and of such texture as not to mar the glass. 25 1iquid which is sprayed on the windshield and In action they engage the hardened matter-on Wipe the glass free of excess moisture but will. the glefSS and Scratch ntO the Same t0 break it also break up and disintegrate any hardened up to more readily enable the rain or other liquid vision obscuring matter on the Windshield to exwhich may be applied t0 the glaSS 00 rapidly inlpedite the loosening and softening of the same by pregnaiie and eieetively SOfen and 1005er! the 30 Athe liquid. vision obscuring matter for ready removal from Further, theinvention has for its object to prothe field l0f vision` by the trailing edge' 3. Under vide a wiper which will be efficient in operation a heavier wiping Contact or pressure, such as and self-cleaning in action, its construction being when passing. over a partially Wet glass, or when a5 such that the foreign matter which it contacts the arm pressure is abnormal, the advaneing-35- will be wiped clear thereof without matting orA -bristles will bend further beneath the wiping edge clogging the blade in .its elcient function. 3 so that the latter will serve to back the bristles In the drawing*- and exert lateral pressure down upon them to Fig. 1 shows a Wiper in perspective embodying increase the disintegrating action thereof. When 4o the present invention; a bristle holding strip is disposed on both sides 40 Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view there- 0f the wiping body the-bristles 0f the iiWO Sets through; l may be arranged directly opposite to each other, Fig. 3 depicts the wiper in action, and 0r they may be staggered,Y as shown in Fig. 4, the Figs. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate modified embodiments latter arrangement insuring the return stroke of d5 of the invention. I the wiper engaging a different portion of the 45 Referring more particularly to the drawing, the vision obscuring matter from that engaged by the numeral l designates the usual metal channel or. lbristles lon the precedingV stroke. Instead of holder constituting the back`of the blade which y mounting the bristles individually in a rubber latter is attached to its actuating arm 2 by a clip base, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, they may consist clamped e wiping body 3, Such as a rubber ply, The'fabrlc body may be directly inserted in the designed for having wiping engagement With the holder or it may be incorporated in a body of window surface as the wiper is moved back and rubber 1 from which the strands 8 project, as forth by its usual actuating arm. The nn or atdepicted in Fig. 6.

taching member 2 is so connected'to the arm that The disintegrating members or bristles, while 55 pliable, will nevertheless embed themselves in their backing ply 3, when the latter is pressed rmly thereon, and thus be supportedon opposite sides by the rubber extending between the free ends-oi the bristles.

In practice the vehicle may be equipped with a liquid spray nozzle I 0 through which water or other liquid solvent is sprayed by a pump Il, the liquid being supplied from the reservoir I2. The pump may be connected to the intake manifold by the pipe 'I3 for low pressure operation. form or construction of this liquid applying apparatus may be somewhat along the lines of that disclosed in my application for patent on a t dow clearing system filed October l2, 1935 under Serial No. 35,852, the operation of which is automatic in its application of fluid to the windshield glass I4. The motorist is merely required to pull the knob I5 outwardly to start the pump, and while the fluid is being applied the wiper is mov-` ing back and forth on the glass so that a continual llow of the liquid on the glass is obtained to hasten the softening andloosening' action of the bristles as they cutinto and through the hardened matter on the window. .The liquid will Wash the window surface free of the loosened matter, and consequently the eld of vision is not only wiped clean-but washed clear of the foreign matter` in an eicient manner. The bristles are self-cleaning in their action, since any foreign matter adhering thereto is wiped therealong and nally oil their extreme ends. l

The foregoing description, which has been given in detail, is merely illustrative of the inventive principles involved, which may obviously be incorporated in other physical embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A windshield wiper comprising a flexible wiping member and a flexible bristle carrying body secured together in a channeled holder, the bristles extending from the body along the side of the wiping member.

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2. A windshield wiper for motor vehicles, comprising a wiping ply and a bristle carrying ply of rubber like material secured -in advance of its wiping edge within a channeled holder, the free ends of the bristles extending alongside of the wiping ply for overlying the same and having their opposite ends interconnected by interwoven means and embedded therewith in the carrying ply.

3. A windshield wiper for motor vehicles, comprising a flexible wiping member and a flexible bristle carrying member xedly secured thereto in advance of its wiping edge, the free ends of the bristles terminating short of the extreme wiping edge of said wiping member.

4. A wiper for windshield cleaners of motor vehicles, .comprising .a resilient wiping member, and a resilient side ply secured to the wiping member and having itsouter edge movable therefrom, said side ply having La row of bristles ex tending from its outer edge alongside of the wiping member, the free edges of the bristles being stepped inwardly from the wiping edge.

5. A wiper for windshield cleaners of motor vehicles, comprising a flexible wiping member and a series of bristles flexibly supported on each side of the wiping member and secured thereto a distance back from its active wiping edge, said4 two series of bristles extending toward the wiping edge of the wiping member for alternately bearing on the respective side faces of the latter during the flexing back and forth thereof as the wiper is reciprocated on the windshield.

6. A wiper for windshield cleaners of motor vehicles, comprising a rubber wiping ply, and a rubber side ply on each side of the wiping ply secured thereto, each side ply having bristles embedded therein and extending free therefrom toward the wiping edge of the intermediate -ply but terminating short thereof.

WILLIAM PAULUS. 

